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“Concise, learned, revisionary… should enrich the passionate conversation about poetic forms for years to come.”― Edward Hirsch, author of How to Read a Poem and Fall in Love with Poetry
Two of our foremost poets provide here a lucid, straightforward primer that “looks squarely at some of the headaches and mysteries of poetic form”: a book for readers who have always felt that an understanding of form (sonnet, ballad, villanelle, sestina, among others) would enhance their appreciation of poetry. Tracing “the exuberant history of forms,” they devote one chapter to each form, offering explanation, close reading, and a rich selection of examplars that amply demonstrate the power and possibility of that form.
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company; Reprint edition (April 17, 2001)
Language : English
Paperback : 400 pages
ISBN-10 : 0393321789
ISBN-13 : 978-0393321784
Item Weight : 2.31 pounds
Dimensions : 5.7 x 1.1 x 9 inches
Customers say
Customers find the book’s poetry content good, with an analysis of various poetic forms. They say it would make a perfect text for a course on formal poetry. Readers also mention the book is informative, enjoyable, and well-organized.
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